Last Will and Testament of Walter Pumphrey of Anne Arundel county

dated 1 Feb 1816, proved 10 Aug 1818

In the name of God Amen. I, Walter Pumphrey of Anne Arundel
County, farmer, being in perfect health of body and of perfect
mind and memory, thanks be given unto God; calling unto mind
the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed once
for all men to be to make and ordain this my last Will and Testament;
that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my
soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend
to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at
the discretion of my Executor, nothing doubting but at the
general Resurrection I shall declare the same again
by the mighty Power of God - and as touching and worldly state
wherever it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise
and dispose of in the following manner -

It is my will that all my just debts be paid by my Executor and
that all persons indebted to my Estate be required by my Executor
in due time to satisfy and pay or otherwise to settle and receive
what is due.

Item - I give and devise unto my son Walter Pumphrey and unto
his heirs and assigns forever, all and singular the tract of land
or plantation whereon I now live being part of several original
tracts called Suttons Choice, Alridge's Beginning and the
content; on condition that he pay to my daughter Keturah
Pumphrey six hundred dollars current money in four payments.
The first payment to be made when she is sixteen and the last to
be made when she is twenty years of age. But if it is not the
choice of my son Walter Pumphrey to do this or _______________
it is my wish ________________ I do hereby give and bequeath unto
my Daughter Keturah and unto her heirs and assigns forever
eighty acres of _________ and tract of land or plantation
whereon I now live. To be laid off on this side of part adjoining
the land of Charles Waters Esquire. Beginning at my line in the
branch to certain distance up said Branch, thence running
parallel with the land between my land and the lands of Charles
Waters Esquire to the main road leading from Severn Ferry to
Waters Mill so that said line will enclose just Eighty acres.
For consideration of the before mentioned devise it is my will
and desire that my son Walter Pumphrey pay my daughter Dilly
Pumphrey the sum of one hundred dollars current money fifteen
months after my decease and Excepting as hereafter excepted.

Item - I give and devise unto my daughter Elizabeth Pumphrey
and unto my son Charles Pumphrey and unto their heirs and assigns
forever all that Misonage?? or tract of land at the head of Severn
called Hammonds Retreat except one fifty seven acres I sold to Charles
Waters Esquire and fifty acres I sold to Dr. James Murry - the
division line between my daughter Elizabeth Pumphrey's share
and my son Charles Pumphrey's share shall be the drain or outlet
of a well known pond of water, the Frog Pond which runs through
said tract and empties into the Bear branch, my Daughter Elizabeth
Pumphrey shall have the upper part adjoining the part sold to
Doctor James Murry and my son Charles Pumphrey shall have the
lower part adjoining Severn River and the part I sold to Charles
Waters Esquire. In consideration of the above devise it is
my will and devise that my daughter Elizabeth Pumphrey pay unto my
daughter Dilly Pumphrey one hundred dollars current money fifteen
months after my decease excepting as is after excepted.

Item - I give and bequeath unto my daughter Dilly Pumphrey two hundred
dollars current money to be made up out of my estate and paid to her
fifteen months after my decease - one hundred dollars are to be paid
of my Daughter by my son Walter Pumphrey and one hundred dollars
are to be paid of my Daughter Elizabeth Pumphrey, excepting my said
Daughter Dilly Pumphrey should leave my house and go from home
to live before her marriage or my decease in which case she shall
have no part or share of my estate whatever. And my son Walter and
Daughter Elizabeth Pumphrey are hereby released from paying the
amount willed for them to pay or any part thereof.

Item - I give and bequeath unto my sons Walter and Charles
Pumphrey each one horse. I give and bequeath unto my five children
Dilly, Walter, Elizabeth, Charles, and Keturah the residue of
my personal property to be divided among them share and share alike.
Also I make, ordain, constitute and appoint my son Walter Pumphrey the
sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and all and singular
my lands, misouages??, and tenements or Estate and I do hereby
utterly disallow revoke and disannul every other former Testament
Will Legacies Bequest or Executor by me any way before named, willed,
and bequeathed, satisfying and confirming this and no other to be
my last Will and Testament.

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
first day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and sixteen. Signed sealed published and pronounced and
declared by the said Walter Pumphrey as his last Will and Testament
in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each
other have hereunto subscribed our names.

Walter Pumphrey -his mark

Chas. Waters
J. Williams
Rich. W. Marriott

Anne Arundel County SS the 10th day of August, 1818. Then came Charles Waters
one of the subscribing witnesses to the within last Will and Testament
of Walter Pumphrey late of Anne Arundel County deceased, and
made oath on this holy Evangely of Almighty God that he did
see the Testator therein named make his mark, seal this Will and
that he heard him publish, pronounce and declare the _____ his
last Will and Testament, that at the time of his signing his will
he appearing of sound disposing mind memory and understanding and that
he together with Jacob Williams and Michael M. Marriott the then
declarating witnesses respectively subscribed their names as witnesses
to this Will in the presence and at the request of the Testator
all in the presence of each other. Sworn before J.A. Gassaway Reg.
Wills Anne Arundel County.

Anne Arundel County SS. Then came Walter Pumphrey Jun., appointed
the 3rd day of November 1818 as Executor in the within Will and made
oath on the holy Evangely of Almighty God that the within
Instrument of writing is the true and whole Will and Testament
of Walter Pumphrey Sen., late of Anne Arundel County deceased, that
hath come to his hands or possession and that he doth not know of any
other.
J. Gassaway, Reg. Wills